Industry-Based Supported Employment: An Enclave Approach
- 1 March 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps
- Vol. 10 (1), 12-20
- https://doi.org/10.1177/154079698501000102
Abstract
Most individuals labeled severely handicapped remain unemployed in segregated institutions, activity programs, and work activity centers despite repeated demonstrations of vocational competence. This discrepancy presents a challenge to create alternatives to current services that will provide employment benefits and job security to individuals within the least restrictive environment possible. This article describes a program model that provides ongoing supported employment within a normal industrial setting to six persons previously judged to have severe handicaps. After 1 year, employees have dramatically increased earnings and productivity over previous earnings and national averages, and public costs have declined to one third the costs of alternative state programs.Keywords
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